AN: This is the start of a story I just thought of one morning while I was sleeping. It came to me when I was thinking of new story ideas. I don't really know where I'm going to be taking this story, so please review with some suggestions and ideas about what you want to see happen.

Summary: Mac goes to what seems like a harmless lunch with a friend, but turns into a dangerous escape for her life. She becomes thrust into a world of danger and secrets in the hunt for a killer.

Pairing: A bit of H and M shipperness, not much though.

Note: I don't own the characters. I only own the fantastic plot line, so no suing me; I have no money.......

Danger around Every Corner

Chapter 1 The Disk

Saturday Afternoon

Local Cafe

11:45 almost lunch time

Mac pulling into the parking lot of a local café diner located inside of the mall. She checked her appearance in the car mirror and when satisfied headed inside. She walked through the double glass doors and up to the counter, passed the huge tropical plants scattered here and there. The place was bigger than most cafes and had a friendly atmosphere and most everyone in there was dressed nicely. She wore a dark blue top with a matching skirt. She could be classified with the nicely dressed crowd. Many people where lounging in the comfy chairs at the tables and the sound of talking and laughing could be heard thought the building.

"I have reservations," Mac said, as she walked up to the counter.

"Last name?" The lady asked.

"Mackenzie," Mac answered.

"Sarah Mackenzie?" The lady asked.

"Yes."

"Your friend has already arrived. Follow me please," she said, leading Mac though the café, to a table near the window of the front of the building.

"Athena!" Mac said, as she embraced her good friend.

"It's good to see you, Mac."

"You too, it's been a few months since we had talked."

The two women sat down and began talking about what they had been up to for the passed few months.

Athena nervously glanced around as she began talking, "So what have you been up to, Mac?"

"I've been swamped with a huge work load. Working for the Admiral isn't an easy thing. Especially on one of his grumpy days."

Athena laughed at Mac description of her boss. "What about that dashing sailor you always talk about?"

"Harm? Well Harm has been Harm lately. Extremely irritating sometimes..... but there is something different about him lately," Mac said thinking deep in thought. "He's been understanding and supportive and helpful with my work load," Mac added getting a dreamy look in her eyes.

"Sounds like someone's in love."

"Now I know you just did not say that," Mac laughed changing the subject. "What about you?" Mac asked interested. "I was a little surprised that you said we had to meet because it was an emergency." Mac was just now noticing how nervous and edgy Athena looked. Unknown to them that a dark van had pulled up into the parking lot right outside of their window.

Athena looked all around before pulling out a tinny black case. "Can I trust you with something?" She asked Mac, her voice barely a whisper.

"Yes," Mac answered feeling unsure of what was going to be asked of her.

"I need you to keep this for me," Athena said, pulling out a disk enclosed in a black cover protector. She pushed it across the table for Mac to pick up.

"What is it?" Mac asked as that feeling of worry started to boil in her stomach.

"It's just some research I have been working on. Just promise me that if anything happens to me you will read the disk."

"What have you gotten your self into?" Mac asked her friend.

"I'm in deep, Mac," she told her. "But promise me you will do what I ask."

"I promise," Mac said putting the disk away.

Suddenly a bullet whizzed through the floor to ceiling glass window behind them. A large crack started to move through the glass, and then stopped. All was still, and then the glass shattered. Chunks of broken glass flew every where. People screamed and hid under their tables. Most everyone got up and ran to the exit. Mac pulled her friend out of the way of the falling glass and under the table.

"You're bleeding!" Mac panicked, now noticing the bullet hole that had sliced through her friend.

Athena was barely conscious. "Striker," she said ask her voice became scratchy.

"What?" Mac asked trying to help her friend. "Striker?" Mac and Athena could hear the sound of approaching men outside.

"Run," Athena said.

"I won't leave you!"

"Run," Athena said coughing up blood, then was still. Mac put a hand over her dead friend's eyes closing them, before the tears begin to flow.

She got up, remembering Athena's last words, 'Run,' and so she did. Just in time too. Men in all black holding machine guns had broken down the rest of the glass and now were hovering over Athena's body.

"She's dead," said one of the men.

"Any sign of the disk?" A tall well built man asked.

'He must be the leader,' Mac thought angry.

"Negative sir," one of the men replied.

The well built leader looked around the room. He spotted Mac and they locked eyes before Mac escaped through the kitchen.

"Don't let her get away!" He shouted, as he and his men raced after her.

Duhduhdunnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!

End of chapter 1

AN: Please review and tell me what you think. I need suggestions and reviews or I won't continue. =)